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Development of a 3D continental chronostratigraphic framework for energy,...
Understanding the chronostratigraphy of geological units is crucial for the transition to net zero by providing a 4D framework (three-dimensions through geological time) to... -
Understanding Australia's High Purity Silica Potential, A Global Mineral...
High-purity silica (HPS) is an integral component in technology such as semiconductors and solar photovoltaic cells. It is sourced from a limited number of locations around the... -
Geological setting, age and endowment of major Australian mineral deposits -...
Herein we present the results of an updated national compilation of mineral deposits (available in Excel or CSV format) for Australia. The deposits were selected as they have... -
Basin modelling of Shipwreck Trough Area Geological Carbon Sequestration (GCS) Plays
Executive summary A regional geological carbon storage (GCS) screening study was conducted for the Shipwreck Trough, located offshore in the Otway Basin, to assess the... -
Underexplored but not forgotten. Assessing the energy resources potential of...
The Pedirka, Simpson and western Eromanga basins in central Australia have undergone a chequered exploration history which has seen a total of only 42 wells drilled across a... -
Thermal history of the Carrara Sub basin insights from modelling of the NDI...
NDI Carrara 1 is a 1750 m stratigraphic drill hole completed in 2020 as part of the MinEx CRC National Drilling Initiative (NDI) in collaboration with Geoscience Australia under... -
Cretaceous depositional environment interpretation of offshore Otway Basin...
Gas production from the Inner Otway Basin commenced in the early 2000s but the deep-water part of this basin remains an exploration frontier. Historically, the understanding of... -
A new process-based mineral system classification linked to commodities
Several deposit and mineral system classifications are available in the literature, with most classifications focused on detailed analysis of a few deposit types using the... -
Mined lined rock caverns and application to the Australian context
Geoscience Australia commissioned GEOSTOCK to conduct a study on the concept of hydrogen storage in mined, lined rock caverns and its applicability to a selection of sites in... -
Australias Onshore Basin Inventories Foundational knowledge synthesis for...
Geoscience Australia’s Onshore Basin Inventories project provides a whole-of-basin inventory of geology, petroleum systems, exploration status and data coverage of hydrocarbon-... -
National scale critical and strategic mineral potential assessments to...
With the projected increase in demand for critical minerals and strategic materials required to meet net zero objectives by 2050, a series of national-scale mineral potential... -
Australia's Energy Commodity Resources (AECR), 2025 Edition
Australia’s Energy Commodity Resources (AECR) 2025 is the fifth edition of Geoscience Australia’s annual assessment of Australia’s energy commodity reserves, resources, and... -
Critical ingredients of iron oxide copper-gold mineral systems. Insights...
Iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) deposits are part of a contentious class of deposits wherein key formation processes are still highly debated. Resolving key processes necessary... -
Hard Rock Caverns for the Energy Industry - A Technical and Economic Overview
This report delivers a comprehensive technical and economic evaluation of hard rock caverns for gas storage, addressing Australia’s need for sustainable energy solutions as it... -
Adavale Basin: 1D burial and thermal history modelling
The Adavale Basin is located approximately 850 km west-northwest of Brisbane and southwest of Longreach in south-central Queensland. The basin system covers approximately... -
Seal capacity of sedimentary rocks from the McArthur and Birrindudu Basins
This report presents seal capacity results of nine samples from the Birrindudu and McArthur basins, Northern Territory. Plugs were taken from depths of interest from drill holes... -
Exploring for the Future Program, in and around Darling Curnamona Delamerian...
A keynote talk talk given at Uncover Curnamona 2022 by Angela O'Rourke outlining the rationale, work program and new data acquisition for Geoscience Australia's Darling-... -
Convergent margin metallogenesis constrains onset of subduction on Earth
Convergent margins are a hallmark feature of modern style plate tectonics. One expression of their operation is metallogenesis, which therefore may yield important insights into... -
Canning Basin AusAEM Airborne Electromagnetic Interpretation Data Package
The interpretation of AusAEM airborne electromagnetic (AEM) survey conductivity sections in the Canning Basin region delineates the geo-electrical features that correspond to... -
Iron oxide copper-gold potential of Australia using a hybrid data- and...
Iron oxide copper–gold (IOCG) deposits are a globally significant source of copper and gold, and can also contain critical minerals required for the transition to a low-carbon...